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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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